<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:33:25 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@thelowededwookie/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[REVER, ride tracking made easy]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ve tried to find a really good ride tracking app, and I feel REVER is doing that for me. I used to use Eat Sleep Ride, but that’s been discontinued, and it seems people have been pushing Detecht as its]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thelowededwookie/rever-ride-tracking-made-easy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thelowededwookie/rever-ride-tracking-made-easy</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thelowededwookie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 21:53:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXBzqrPWMsMTjNrXDPFFf138aKPmxf92kzKySJRc4WpGwjPztiKwLgcrtjb2JLTyx3cWuKpVY73rWKevEQp7N1GTukh1eRzmspEi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Road to North Egmont Visitor's Centre]]></title><description><![CDATA[▶️ This is a recent ride up to the Mount Egmont/Taranaki Visitor's Centre. I didn't intend to go up here this day but I ended up here anyway, only to find the Visitor Centre destroyed and getting rebuilt.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-181335/@thelowededwookie/171c6dd2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-181335/@thelowededwookie/171c6dd2</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-181335]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thelowededwookie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:25:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parihaka and Kahui Roads - 4/2/26]]></title><description><![CDATA[This was pretty much the longest ride I have done so far on the Himalayan. I headed along the main road past Okato and turned in at Mid Parihaka Road. From there I crossed over Wiremu Road to Upper Parihaka]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140911/@thelowededwookie/parihaka-and-kahui-roads-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140911/@thelowededwookie/parihaka-and-kahui-roads-4</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140911]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thelowededwookie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 07:26:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2VZXybTSZJq1HdYsB7fJju9orArN6rhE8eChqEd4DiWFN6PWpMmwFRUpQkbMGBUQdf36WtrB8TUi2h5TKv1M4E1V6BQDgSUvJ61sT78pbYX8nC8MSPtaesekN1Cf5tkV8mjM8q96x85fvBuCaCcw74PXdq8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[German Hill - 2/2/26]]></title><description><![CDATA[Farid Bettioui - Grayscale photography of clouds Sadly I don't have any photos for this trip. Basically the weather was crap and the hill was barely visible. Today was a great test of the bike though.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140911/@thelowededwookie/german-hill-2226</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140911/@thelowededwookie/german-hill-2226</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140911]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thelowededwookie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 07:14:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4bEjbgCbFMvAGbwxD9CJfJUznpDy21P1gb5kciUwoKrnYbGbNVgJCYqgawS3D8WNDrKxXmS5J5ihf6jr44QDSkX7NKdah2MxmHnUZRwFcZtcKDspYgupz8aBGpnR7AxZQGxrVzQitXu1vguTik6GHarRcSZbMCSKNfRB3txQbEre8dmxBg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lucy’s Gully - 30/1/26]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today was a trip that I’d wanted to make for a long time but I’ve never really had a chance to do so. Now I’ve got my own ride I can explore when and where I like… after work. 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Many moons ago I did a riding course called “Ride Forever”.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140911/@thelowededwookie/setting-up-my-ride</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140911/@thelowededwookie/setting-up-my-ride</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140911]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thelowededwookie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 23:12:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc3dEh7PgmGELLFPq8Vcb9YR3DFu73GgA3WpBvXwJknoPd1yxuH4k4WsHT9JhkAoQDehRitKmsTUJh5e3sF2JYqLWStXcPe8qiweyMXo9TR4m8dN5pNQDrzB3ZK4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My happy place]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a cross post of @thelowededwookie/my-happy-place by @thelowededwookie.I am cross-posting because I didn't know about this community before originally posting.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140911/@thelowededwookie/my-happy-place-hive-140911</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140911/@thelowededwookie/my-happy-place-hive-140911</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140911]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thelowededwookie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 04:19:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[My happy place]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned it in the past but I work as a postie. This literally makes me a professional motorcycle rider because I get paid to ride a 125cc motorcycle all day. Well, not so much now]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-187189/@thelowededwookie/my-happy-place</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-187189/@thelowededwookie/my-happy-place</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-187189]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thelowededwookie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 02:17:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNbFzApDTmvFYJczLb7FJz3TaMfBugjCbsM6dYhgksW61qKm1TN3Sz5qoQj8vf33LVrpy8iAQAH4uqRPgRT5qb2XSbDEea5qWTH2B2RGzDbsqG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Future of AI: Why pineapple on a pizza is not the real story]]></title><description><![CDATA[While driving home, a random thought popped into my head: If “pizza” basically means bread, why do people lose their minds over pineapple on pizza? 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These statements are as old as time itself. Apple has been "about]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163521/@thelowededwookie/apple-intelligence-intelligent-path-or</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163521/@thelowededwookie/apple-intelligence-intelligent-path-or</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163521]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thelowededwookie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 22:00:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JLypLpqVPBaLw9k2tqVGwu9zTZjj5ECnGQEUEn6qMYJ8AXBXMRaPPHu4oHC4AXsbLroHqzuNWokePiovaSXtTNFzUCU4Zi3HapZNLt9jj5FFqSqEh8D2CFMtXbvCiPPVGq7roF1o9DnF1HnqHV9YBQ5Dhq4pPj8CpBMSTy3u1BZHVfLeAhJ2UJadNuDQyn9pEA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The state of AI two years on]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two years ago I started a series called "Is AI a tool, a gimmick, or the death of us all". 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